{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.33/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.33","id":"suttacentral_an5.33","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.33/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Bhaddiya in J\u0101tiy\u0101 Wood. Then Uggaha, Me\u1e47\u1e0daka\u2019s grandson, went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him, \u201cSir, would the Buddha, together with three other monks, please accept tomorrow\u2019s meal from me?\u201d The Buddha consented with silence. Then, knowing that the Buddha had consented, Uggaha rose from his seat, bowed, and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving. Then when the night had passed, the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to Uggaha\u2019s home, where he sat down on the seat spread out. Then Uggaha served and satisfied the Buddha with his own hands with delicious fresh and cooked foods. When the Buddha had eaten and washed his hand and bowl, Uggaha sat down to one side, and said to him, \u201cSir, these girls of mine will be going to their husbands\u2019 families. May the Buddha please advise and instruct them. It will be for their lasting welfare and happiness.\u201d Then the Buddha said to those girls: \u201cSo, girls, you should train like this: \u2018Our parents will give us to a husband wanting what\u2019s best, out of kindness and sympathy. We will get up before him and go to bed after him, and be obliging, behaving nicely and speaking politely.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train. So, girls, you should train like this: \u2018Those our husband respects\u2014mother and father, ascetics and brahmins\u2014we will honor, respect, revere, and venerate, and serve with a seat and a drink when they come as guests.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train. So, girls, you should train like this: \u2018We will be deft and tireless in doing domestic duties for our husband, such as knitting and sewing. We will have an understanding of how to go about things in order to complete and organize the work.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train. So, girls, you should train like this: \u2018We will know what work our husband\u2019s domestic bondservants, servants, and workers have completed, and what they\u2019ve left incomplete. We will know who is sick, and who is fit or unwell. We will distribute to each a fair portion of fresh and cooked foods.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train. So, girls, you should train like this: \u2018We will ensure that any income our husbands earn is guarded and protected, whether money, grain, silver, or gold. We will not overspend, steal, waste, or lose it.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train. When they possess these five qualities, ladies\u2014when their body breaks up, after death\u2014are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host. She\u2019d never look down on her husband, who\u2019s always eager to work hard, always looking after her, and bringing whatever she wants. And a good woman never scolds her husband with jealous words. Being astute, she reveres those respected by her husband. She gets up early, works tirelessly, and manages the domestic help. She\u2019s agreeable to her husband, and preserves his wealth. A lady who fulfills these duties according to her husband\u2019s desire, is reborn among the gods called \u2018Agreeable\u2019.\u201d","title":"With Uggaha","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":518}